Trendelenburg position
/trenˈdelənbɜːg/noun
- a position, used for pelvic surgery and to treat shock, in which a patient lies face upwards on a tilted table or bed with the pelvis higher than the head特伦德伦伯格氏卧位(一种骨盆手术和医治休克的卧姿)。
词源
late 19th cent.: named after Friedrich Trendelenburg (1844-1924), German surgeon.